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Between the end of 2007 and the end of 2009, household net worth in the United States declined from $64 trillion to $54 trillion.

Source: Federal Reserve Flow of Funds Accounts

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Jul 21, 2010 Pew Lauds Signing of Financial Reform Legislation

Summary: John E. Morton, managing director of the Pew Economic Policy Group, on the occasion of President Obama’s signing of the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,” said: “Today’s signing of comprehensive financial reform legislation into law marks the culmination of nearly two years of productive, bipartisan debate about how best to address the causes of the recent financial crisis and reduce the risk of future crises."
May 21, 2010 Pew Lauds Senate Passage of Comprehensive Financial Regulatory Reform Package

Summary: John E. Morton, managing director of the Pew Economic Policy Group, issued the following statement on the passage of S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. “The financial reform bill passed today by the Senate includes several key provisions that, when effectively implemented, will be essential tools for real financial reform."
May 17, 2010 Project Manager Gordon McDonald Discusses State Poll Results in Public News Service

Summary: Financial Reform Project Manager Gordon McDonald was quoted by the Public News Service about the results of the project's recent state polling.
May 11, 2010 New Project Polls Page

Summary: Results of the state and national polls commissioned by the project are now available on our new "Project Polls" page.
Apr 28, 2010 Bloomberg Story on New Financial Reform Project Study

Summary: The Pew Financial Reform Project released a new study by Phillip Swagel, director of Georgetown University's Center for Financial Institutions, Policy and Governance and a former Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy. The study quantifies the per-household costs of the recent financial crisis in terms of income and job losses, lower home and stock values, and government expenditures.
Apr 19, 2010 Project Manager Gordon McDonald Discusses Poll Results in Public News Service

Summary: A Public News Service article quotes Financial Reform Project Manager Gordon McDonald discussing the results of a poll, sponsored by the project, that shows support among Americans for financial reform.
Apr 19, 2010 Pew Urges Senate to Pass Meaningful Financial Regulatory Reform

Summary: John E. Morton, managing director of the Pew Economic Policy Group, issued a statement in response to Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to move consideration of the financial regulatory reform package to the top of the Senate calendar.
Apr 05, 2010 Project Director Charles Taylor Quoted in The Kiplinger Letter

Summary: Financial Reform Project Director Charles Taylor is quoted in an article in The Kiplinger Letter discussing the results of a recent poll sponsored by the project that showed public support for financial reform, and the prospects for passage of a reform bill.
Mar 25, 2010 Project Director Charles Taylor on CNBC

Summary: Pew Financial Reform Project Director Charles Taylor was interviewed on CNBC to discuss the results of a poll, sponsored by the project, that showed that Americans overwhelmingly support financial reform.
Mar 25, 2010 Pew Financial Reform Project Poll Results

Summary: Most Americans—59 percent—believe Congress and the President need to reform our financial system now, according to a national poll commissioned by the Pew Financial Reform Project and conducted by a bipartisan team consisting of The Mellman Group and Ayres, McHenry & Associates.
Mar 23, 2010 Pew Encouraged By Senate Banking Committee Approval of Financial Reform Bill

Summary: John E. Morton, managing director of the Pew Economic Policy Group, issued the following statement today in response to the Senate Banking Committee passage of "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010," which was voted out of committee last night.
Mar 19, 2010 Remarks by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) at Project Event Quoted in The Washington Post

Summary: The Washington Post quoted Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) discussing the prospects for passage of financial reform legislation at a National Press Club event hosted by the project.
Mar 15, 2010 Project Statement on Dodd Bill

Summary: John E. Morton, Managing Director of Pew's Economic Policy Group, issued the following statement in response to the release of Sen. Dodd's financial reform legislation.